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Develop:Star Awards 2025 winners | GamesIndustry.biz

AuthorJuly 10, 20250

The winners of the Develop:Star Awards 2025 have been revealed at this year’s Develop:Brighton. 17 recipients went home winners, with Remedy Entertainment’s Sam Lake also awarded for his contributions to the video game industry. Thank Goodness You’re Here! took home Best Original IP, Best Narrative, and Best Game award, while Team Asobi won two awards […]

Sea of Thieves is getting multi-ship private servers and paid custom servers “early” next year

AuthorJuly 10, 20250

Following Sea of Thieves’ seventh birthday celebrations back in March, developer Rare has cast its spyglass toward new horizons, outlining its vision for the multiplayer pirate adventure’s future in its first-ever Community Direct livestream. And those plans include the introduction of multi-ship private servers and paid custom servers “early” next year. Today’s stream […]

Nintendo to discontinue Switch Game Voucher service

AuthorJuly 10, 20250

Nintendo is discontinuing its Switch Game Voucher service. From 11.59pm January 30, 2026, the Japanese games giant said it will “no longer be possible to purchase Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers.” Nintendo Switch game vouchers are a perk of Nintendo Switch Online membership. They are purchased as in a duo and are redeemable against eligible eShop […]

Circle Games secures $7.25m in latest funding round

AuthorJuly 10, 20250

Circle Games has secured $7.25m in its latest funding round. The round, led by Bitkraft Ventures with a16z Speedrun, Play Ventures, e2vc, and APY Ventures, will support the ongoing development of its current project, Sort Express, as well as support unannounced games. The Istanbul-based studio also anticipates using the funding to increase its headcount. “We […]

Former Naughty Dog director to launch new Japanese studio

AuthorJuly 10, 20250

Former Naughty Dog director, Vinit Agarwal, is establishing a new Japanese studio. Agarwal revealed the news on social media, revealing in “a couple of life updates” that he was shortly relocating to Japan and “forming a game studio.” He promised “more on that soon.” The director has not revealed the scope of his new studio […]

Wargaming sunsets F2P shooter Steel Hunters just three months after launch

AuthorJuly 10, 20250

Free-to-play live-service shooter Steel Hunters will shut down just months after releasing in early access. Developer/publisher Wargaming said in a statement that while the community had “given [them] so much passion and support […] unfortunately we’ve come to the conclusion that continuing development is not sustainable.” The game – which released on April 2 – […]

“We have three years to show what we can do.” UKIE’s Nick Poole on the new UK Video Game Council

AuthorJuly 10, 20250

The 14-member line-up of the new UK Video Game Council was announced today, but the foundations were laid around seven months ago, says Nick Poole OBE, head of the trade association UKIE. It all began with Sir Chris Bryant MP, Minister for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism. Bryant wanted to hear more input from people […]

Nintendo won’t confirm Donkey Kong’s age in new game as it’s “good fodder for player theories”

AuthorJuly 10, 20250

Nintendo is keeping Donkey Kong’s age in upcoming Switch 2 platformer Bananza under wraps for now, because this bit of mystery is “good fodder for player theories”. While Nintendo previously confirmed DK’s sidekick Pauline is 13 in Donkey Kong Bananza, the team won’t commit to sharing anything about the main monkey’s age. Speaking with IGN, […]

Astro Bot still receiving free updates, with new bots and levels added today

AuthorJuly 10, 20250

Team Asobi is still updating its celebrated platformer Astro Bot, with five new levels added today. These levels are part of the extra challenging Vicious Void Galaxy, and bring the total number of levels in the game to over 90. The levels will also include new secret bots to rescue. While these are largely under […]

SAG-AFTRA members vote in favour of agreement, strike officially ends

AuthorJuly 10, 20250

SAG-AFTRA members have voted in favour of the 2025 SAG-AFTRA Interactive Media Video Game Agreement, with 95.04% approving the deal and subsequently ending the video game strike. The new agreement will see pay rises at a rate of 15.17% as it goes into effect, with an additional 3% increase over the next three years starting […]

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